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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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